The spire of Legislative Hall towered behind her as DuBoyz tore off the removable part of her dress and danced through a crowd gathered on Legislative Green Park for the 17th annual Delaware Pride Festival.

The Pride festival, which has long been in either Rehoboth Beach, or New Castle County, was in Dover Saturday afternoon, the first time ever the annual celebration of Delaware's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Asexual community took place in Kent County.

"I loved every moment of it. It was a great experience," said DuBoyz, who was born and raised in Dover.

The festival's theme this year was 'Reflections of Pride,' an observation of the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City's Greenwich Village, which began the LGBT civil rights movement.

Steve Newman, president of Delaware Pride, said the location change was partly due to passage of gay marriage last year, and partly to have a more central location so everyone in the state could easily attend, he said.

"We'll be back next year," he said. "There's been nothing but positive feedback from people here."

Contact Jon Offredo at (302) 678-4271, at joffredo@delawareonline.com or @jonoffredo.